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Mixed martial arts hits American mainstream culture
2008-06-03 00:00:00 After coming on strong among young men in the last several years, the sport of mixed martial arts is in a clinch with mainstream pop culture More About: Culture , Martial Arts , Arts , American , Mixed Martial Arts
The Pinan Katas
2008-06-03 00:00:00 The pinans are, I think, often underrated and glossed over as kyu-grade katas, but I enjoy them and there is much value in them.
Elements of Unarmed Combat
2008-06-03 00:00:00 Custom build your own personal "system": Useful areas of training and study to find, train and develop the various "parts" More About: Elements , Combat
The Top 4 Ways To Improve Your Jiujitsu
2008-06-03 00:00:00 Want to improve your Jiujitsu? Do you ever feel stuck and wonder why you aren't improving? Here is a list of the 4 best ways for putting yourself on a path to constant improvement of your Jiujitsu game. More About: Improve
Karate Exponents Power Penang To Top With Five Gold Medals
2008-06-03 00:00:00 Penang, powered by their formidable karate squad who swept five of the six gold medals at stake today, moved to the top of the medal tally when the first day's proceedings of the 12th SUKMA (Malaysia Games) came to a close here Sunday. More About: Power , Karate , Gold , Penang
Martial Arts Master Challenges Others to Fight
2008-05-27 00:00:00 Local Martial Arts Master , Eddie Urbistondo, will join the fight against cancer by hosting a self-defense workshop benefiting the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life®. The workshop will be held on Saturday, June 7th from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Panther Martial Arts Center More About: Fight
The Difference Between Karate and Tae Kwon Do
2008-05-27 00:00:00 The two most common martial arts practiced in North America are karate and tae kwon do. Many wonder what the difference between these two martial arts is. This is especially the case for those who are just starting to look around for a martial arts studio. After all, most practitioners in both karate and tae kwon do seem to wear the same type of white gi uniforms with various colored belts. More About: Karate , Difference
Martial arts icon Bruce Lee is subject of new Broadway musical
2008-05-27 00:00:00 A musical based on the life of marital arts actor Bruce Lee is planned for Broadway in a couple of years. More About: Icon , Musical , Martial Arts , Arts
PRESSURE POINTS STRIKES
2008-05-27 00:00:00 What is pressure points strikes? Most of us are aware that some parts of the body are more vulnerable to damage than others. Some people refer to these vulnerable parts as pressure points or vital points. In Karate term, they are called kyusho points and kyusho jutsu is the art of striking or manipulating pressure points. More About: Points
Martial Arts - “Clawing”
2008-05-27 00:00:00 Clawing is best used in a follow up to a palm strike. We’re not fighting like girls here lol, so I wouldn’t use it straight off the bat a punch is always more effective. More About: Martial Arts , Arts , Martial
Bushin wa
2008-05-21 00:00:00 About 18 years ago, I first heared the phrase "Bushin wa o motte totoshi tonasu" and thought "Huh! What did he just say?" But instead of interrupting the flow of conversation, I made a mental note of the phrase and later, butchering it, asked one of the Japanese shihan its meaning.
The Ancient Art of Shaolin Kung Fu
2008-05-21 00:00:00 Kung Fu is a martial art that can be traced back to early day China. Calendar dates sometimes reflect the discipline of Kung Fu being established pre-A.D. Within Kung Fu are variations of this martial art. More About: Shaolin , Kung Fu , Ancient , Kung
Karate and Longevity
2008-05-21 00:00:00 There is a saying that Shorin-Ryu instructors live at least to the age of 85. Of course, this is not always true, but there is a certain element of longevity assumed in Karate training. Is it true that Karate instructors live longer than the average person? More About: Longevity
“Punching First”
2008-05-21 00:00:00 Speed is everything in a fight, and it’s also soemthign that most martial artists sacrifice in training to work on cooler moves. Everyone would rather practice take-down moves, combos and new styles but you should always set aside 10 minutes to practice making an initial strike from a laid back, standing position.
Blind Karate Team Competes in Grants Pass
2008-05-21 00:00:00 The California School for the Blind Karate team was one of many competing at the West Coast AAU Karate Championships at Grants Pass High School. More About: Team
ComBATON the Full Contact Martial Arts Team Sport to Hold 2008 Championship
2008-05-21 00:00:00 ComBATON the full contact Martial Arts Team Sport is now officially categorized as a discipline and will hold the 2008 Season Championship Games at the Disney Martial Arts Festival. Previously, comBATON was featured as a brief demonstration during the festival. More About: Contact
Learn The Art of Kata Seduction
2008-05-01 00:00:00 Earn your kata’s trust. Every suitor starts by claiming they are ready for commitment, that they will do whatever it takes to master the kata. Three months later, half of them have already moved on to the next martial arts style. After so much infidelity, who could blame your kata for being difficult? More About: Learn , Seduction
Paulo Filho vs. Ryo Chonan, Pride FC
2008-05-01 00:00:00 -Watch Filho as he attacks Chonan's open guard shell, and watch Chonan as he initially keeps Filho in his guard despite the diving attack. -Filho demonstrates perfectly how to maintain your side mount on a fully resisting opponent. More About: Pride , Paulo , Ryo Chonan
You get just as wet no matter where you jump in
2008-05-01 00:00:00 One of the cool things about aikido is that there are no prerequisites. There is no ‘most advanced skill.’ You can work the skills in any order and call that a ‘system’. A beginner may jump in with the whole class profitably practicing whatever happens to be on the lesson plan for that day. Sure there are safety considerations - you don't make newbies take big falls - but they can still practice the same techniques and principles as everyone else. I've heard it said that there are no advanced techniques or concepts in aikido - just skilled students practicing the fundamentals in a very advanced way. More About: Matter , Jump
The Most Powerful Martial Arts Attack
2008-05-01 00:00:00 This is an awesome video presentation of various styles and Martial Arts strikes and kicks. While they attribute power to specific styles the important thing to note is the power of the specific attacks used since most styles include all of the attacks demonstrated (at least mine does!) More About: Attack
Improving Students by Improving Teachers: Effective Instructor Certificatio
2008-04-09 00:00:00 Congratulations. You have just received your black belt. Now go teach.” Fortunately, there has been enough progression in the martial arts that very few today would support the idea that simply having a black belt makes one certified to be an instructor. When faced with the crushing reality that merely knowing certain movements doesn’t make one capable of teaching others these movements, many schools and organizations began to... More About: Students , Effective , Teachers
10 Great Ways to Appreciate Teachers: Gratitude All Month Long!
2008-04-09 00:00:00 Since Powerful Words will be celebrating teachers, coaches, instructors, and mentors this month with our annual Teacher Appreciation Week, you might be wondering how to show gratitude for the greats. Whether you’re a student, parent, grandparent, or community member, you likely come into contact with some wonderful teachers who you would like to thank. More About: Great , Gratitude , Long , Teachers , Month
Blending is not the most advanced skill
2008-04-09 00:00:00 Perfect evasion and blending (aiki) is an impossible ideal that only exists to give you something to strive toward. This has led some instructors and practitioners to label blending as 'the most advanced skill in martial arts.' More About: Skill , Blending
Magibon - An Icon
2008-04-09 00:00:00 It’s official - Magibon is now an icon in 2008. How do we know this? Because everyone is talking about everything she does. And everyone waits to see what she will do next. Even the haters can’t stop themselves watching to see what she will do next. She has fascinated the inhabitants of the YouTube village, and soon, perhaps, the world outside. More About: Icon
10 Skills I’d Like To Have
2008-04-09 00:00:00 10 skills I would like to have; in descending order of preference, followed by the approximate percentage chance of me actually picking up the skill at some point in the future. More About: Skills
Facing a Harsh Reality: Sparring Measures Skill (You just aren’t as fast as
2008-03-17 00:00:00 Once after I was beaten by a particularly skilled fighter, I was ecstatic with merely scoring two points against him. When discussing the match with a group of people, I expressed that I was happy just getting the points I received against a much better, more talented fighter. “Oh no,” came the response of a fellow black belt, “it’s not that he’s better than you, he just had a better day.” More About: Reality , Fast , Skill , Sparring , Facing
Submission grappling in McComb, MS
2008-03-17 00:00:00 Doggone it! How is it that I missed this event that was apparently hosted right here in McComb? I wonder if Madison Wrestling is putting on this event on a recurring basis? More About: Submission , Grappling
The Omoplatarmbar From Rubber Guard
2008-03-17 00:00:00 Essentially, this beginnings of this move should seem pretty familiar with anyone who has seen or used the Rubber Guard . It starts out with the usual- Break Posture, Mission Control, Zombie, New York, Chill Dog... and that's when it starts to deviate from the normal Omoplata attempt from RG- After you stick your foot in your opponent's face to force the action, if he decides to try and post his free arm on your free leg to stall out the omoplata, you can pull that arm toward you and go for an armbar.
The “Ultimate” Ultimate Fighting Blog
2008-03-17 00:00:00 This is to provide a forum for everyone who wants to discuss any and/or all of the “Martial Arts” in any of their multitude of forms. From “Bodhidharma” and ancient obscure origins, through traditional Martial Arts such as Shotokan and Jujitsu; to the explosion of Martial Arts in America with Bruce Lee; also, kickboxing; boxing; wrestling and of course, my favorite: the recently emerged sport of Mixed Martial Arts or MMA as it’s called. More About: Blog , Ultimate Fighting , Fighting , Ultimate
Jissen Magazine Issue 1!
More articles from this author:2008-03-17 00:00:00 The first issue of Jissen is now available for download! As many of you will know “Jissen” is Japanese for “actual combat” or “real fighting”. It’s also the name of a new FREE online magazine dedicated to serving all martial artists that approach the traditional martial arts from their original combative perspective. The magazine can be downloaded here (as well as lots of other places) and details of contents and contributors can be found below. I hope you enjoy it! More About: Magazine , Issue 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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